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Colour

#DDE0E9

  • #DDE0E9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDE0E9 is a blue with RGB values 221, 224, 233 and HSL 225°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDE0E9#DDE0E9
HEX#DDE0E9
RGBrgb(221, 224, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8784, 0.9137
RGB percentages86.7%, 87.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(225, 21.4%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 5.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK5.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,033
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE0E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#221F16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DBE2E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5Lavender · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 6.7Alice blue · ΔE 8.2Ghost white · ΔE 8.7White smoke · ΔE 8.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E6DD
Analogous#DDE6E9, #E0DDE9
Triadic#E9DDE0, #E0E9DD
Split complementary#E9E0DD, #E6E9DD
Tetradic#E9DDE6, #E9E6DD, #DDE9E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFD
Darker −10%#BEC4D5
Darker −20%#9FA8C1
Darker −30%#808BAD
Darker −40%#627098
More saturated +25%#D6DDF0
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R221
G224
B233
Red221 (86.7%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G E0 · B E9

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